Chocolate Fest 2018

Registration: 8 to 9am – Pal-o-Mine Divison (all ages); 10am – Big Mousse Division (ages 12 and up), 23 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Early registration prior to July 20th, early bird discount applies. Come walk/run off your chocolate in this obstacle course that mixes cardio, strength, endurance, and agility. The Big Mousse event will be a longer course with more obstacles to push past your comfort zone. Register at Bernie’s Body Blast – berniesbodyblast@yahoo.ca or call 467-1385. Cost: Pal-o-Mine $10/person. Big Mousse $30/person.

Ganong Place – 9:00am to 5:00pm, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Join the party as we celebrate Delecto boxed chocolates with fun activities, live art demonstrations, and more!

$10/adult; $8.50/student or senior; $30/family of four. Taxes additional. Free for museum members. Call 466-7848.

Garden by the Sea, 217 Water St., St. Andrews. Free samples of Ganong Chocolates and a sample cup of tea. info@gardenbytheseanb.com

11 am – 3 pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Grab a map and start your adventure at the Chocolate Museum where you’ll discover more about chocolate, St. Stephen, and W.F Ganong, who explored uncharted areas of New Brunswick. $10/adult; $8.50/student or senior; $30/family of four. Taxes additional. Free for museum members. Call 466-7848 to learn more. chocolatemuseum@nb.aibn.com

12 pm to 3 pm – Kingsbrae Garden, 220 King St., Saint Andrews. Lucy the Ladybug invites Tiffany & The Great Chocolate Mousse as birthday guests of honour! In addition to little Ray’s Reptile Zoo, kids can search the garden for chocolate festival tickets – redeemable for the chocolate reward! $38/family, $12/students and seniors, $16/adults, children 6 & under get in for free. Call Brad Henderson 529-3335 or 469-5950 or email brad@kingsbraegarden.com

Garden by the Sea, 217 Water St., St. Andrews. Free samples of Ganong Chocolates and a sample cup of tea. info@gardenbytheseanb.com

6 to 7 pm – David Alison Ganong Chocolate Park, St. Stephen. St. Croix Christian Centre would like to invite family and friends for this casual outdoor summer evening of musical worship of traditional and contemporary hymns. Don’t forget your lawn chairs. for further details call 466-6628.

6:30 to 9 pm – St. Stephen Legion, 43 Queen St. West, St. Stephen. Concert featuring country, bluegrass, and gospel music with ‘Running Out Of Time’ and featuring ‘Gary & Tammy Morris with Friends’. Only 220 tickets available. Come have a SWEET time! Contact Gary Sturgeon at 466-3272 or gwstur@gmail.com

6:30 to 9 pm – Outside Something’s Brewing Café, 140 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Bring your family, friends, neighbours, and co-workers out for the evening for a chance to enjoy some of the most exciting acts and an incredible array of musical styles of local and touring talent from Charlotte County. Featured artist Mike Bigger. For more information contact Hayden Wiebe 466-0703. All ages welcome. Free admission. (Donations accepted).

9 am to 2 pm – Downtown Waterfront, St. Stephen

9 am to 5 pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Concoct your own candy creation! Learn about Ganong’s Famous candy, then make your own chocolate bark to take with you. $8.50/student or senior; $30/family of four. Taxes additional. Free for Museum members. Call 466-7848 to learn more.

10 am to 2 pm – David Alison Ganong Chocolate Park, St. Stephen. Enjoy a delicious ice-cream sundae in support of the Charlotte County SPCA.

11 am to 4 pm – Downtown Waterfront, St. Stephen. Please  join us in St. Stephen to celebrate New Brunswick Day with activities for the entire family. Local entertainment and delicious food.

12:30 to 5 pm – David Allison Ganong Chocolate Park, downtown St. Stephen. Can you solve the riddles that will lead you to the chocolate treasure? A vehicle is necessary. Winner’s prizes will be awarded at 5 pm. 15lbs of candy/chocolate to 1st place winner along with additional prizes. For further details call Rose at 465-5616. Sponsored by Chocolate Fest.

St. Stephen Golf Course – 1 pm Tee off (TBA). This is a four person scramble golf tournament. All levels of play are welcome. Prizes awarded at post tournament reception. Proceeds going to SSHS Scholarship/Bursary Fund in Rod’s name. Prizes, raffles, draws, and auctions to follow at Kelly’s on King at 6 pm. Cost: $30 (SSGC Members), $60 non-members. For more information contact Kevin Estabrooks at estabrookskevin@gmail.com or Dan Libby at dglibby@hotmail.com

1 pm to 3 pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Do you have the talent to be a Ganong hand dipper? test your skills and create your own chocolate treats. $2/person. Purchase tickets in the chocolate Museum. Call 466-7848 to learn more.

1 to 9 pm – Opening Reception 6-9 pm, Park Hall, St. Stephen’s University, 8 Main St. This event features the creative visual works of established and emerging artists from Canada’s Chocolate Town and surrounding area. Contact 321-1672 for more info.

6 to 7 pm – Green space next to Pizza Delight. Kids ages 5 to 12 are invited to take part in this fun event with their four legged “pals”. Categories: best trick, costume, among others. Further details contact Lori Carson at 466-3514 or Dana Buduroi at 321 2195

6 to 8 pm – At the Presbyterian Church, 8 School St., St. Stephen. (ONLY 25 SPOTS) Come paint your canvas with The Great Chocolate Mousse and Tiffany! Ages 6-12 years old. Cost: $12/child. For tickets contact Rose at 465-5616. Come have a SWEET time!

6 pm – St. Stephen Middle School, 11 School St., St. Stephen. The stage is a documentary examining the affect that performance spaces and the arts have on a community. Many people from all over Canada have gotten their start in life performing on a stage in St. Stephen. This movie will interview former and current members of our community that have contributed to the perming arts in Charlotte County. This is a fundraiser for the new theatre seats at St. Stephen Middle School. Contact Emily Somers at 466-0006 or email emilysomers@nbed.nb.ca

9:00am – 5:00pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen.

Celebrate Atlantic Canada’s favorite candy. Immerse yourself into a pink and brown cinnamon world full of balloons, games, and of course, chicken bones.

$10/adult; $8.50/student or senior; $30/family of four. Taxes additional. Free for museum members. Call 466-7848 to learn more.

9:00am to 10:00am – Lana Button; 10:00am to 11:00am – Wendy MacLeod McKnight. Held at the St. Croix Public Library, 11 King St., St. Stephen, (FREE EVENT). 9:00am – Lana Button shares lots of picture book fun for children ages 3 to 8 including her latest book, “My Teacher’s Not Here”. Come enjoy a craft, 10:00am – Wendy shares her latest adventure in a new middle grade mystery, ‘The Fram Up’. For children ages 8 to 12.

Contact Lana Button: e-mail – lanabutton3@gmail.com

11am to 12 noon – St. Stephen Town Square, downtown, this chocolate classic brings out the competitor in chocoholics everywhere. Contestants will eat the pudding without utensils or use of their hands. The first to finish is declared Chocolate Pudding King or Queen! Second year in a row is our adult league: If you absolutely LOVE chocolate pudding, be sure to come down and claim your title!

$2/child; $5/adult. For details call Rose at 465-5616.

1pm to 2pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Enjoy a free live performance outside The Chocolate Museum.

Call 466-7848 to learn more.

1pm to 5pm – Park Hall, St. Stephen’s University, 8 Main St. This Event features the creative visual works of established and emerging artists from Canada’s Chocolate Town and surrounding area.

Contact 321-1672.

Serve up some fun on the Milltown courts. Pal-o-Mine Divison, 1pm – 3pm, ages 6-10; Chicken Bone Division, 3pm, youth ages 11-16. Earn points through skills competition and play to win a grade prize! Who will play best of 7 short set to win?

Rain Date: August 10th. Contact Herb and Lynda Duplissea – hduplissea@gmail.com or call 466-1830. Sponsor Roadrunners Tennis.

3pm to 4pm – An hour of exploration of art, make your own masterpiece. (Free event) St. Stephen’s University, 8 Main St.

6pm to 8pm – St. Croix Christen Centre, 444 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Enjoy a roast beef dinner with all the fixings and an assortment of chocolate desserts.

ONLY 150 tickets sold. Cost $18/adult; $7/child 12 and under. Contact Vivian McGaw 466-6628.

6:30pm to 9pm – Dooley’s Room on 123 King St., St. Stephen. Artist Kim Stubbs. Enjoy life’s passions, PAINT and CHOCOLATE. 50% off first drink. At the end of the evening, leave with your masterpiece.

$40/each. 19+. Contact Rose at Chocolate Fest 465-5616. Only 32 spots available.

9am to 5pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Be a candy detective! Test your abilities with a scavenger hunt through peppermint history. Uncover hidden facts and unlock clues to piece together the original peppermint recipe.

$10/adult; $8.50/student or senior; $30/family of four. Taxes additional. Free for museum members. Call 466-7848 to learn more.

10am to 11am – St. Stephen Elementary School Cafetorium, King St., St. Stephen. Come decorate a cookie with frosting and candy treats, then eat it! Limited to the first 300 participants.

In support of the SSES Breakfast Program and club supplies for students. Cost – $2.

11:30am to 1pm – Masonic Hall, 9 Main St., St. Stephen. Enjoy a delightful variety of fancy sandwiches and sweets, tea & coffee. All proceeds go to the CCHA.

Cost: $12. For further details contact Barb at 529-8934 or Geraldine 713-0233.

1pm to 5pm – Park Hall, St. Stephen’s University, 8 Main St., St. Stephen. This event features the creative visual works of established and emerging artists from Canada’s Chocolate Town and the surrounding area.

Contact 321-1672

6:30pm – Junior Ladies Auxiliary, St. Croix Branch #9, St. Stephen Legion, 43 Queen St. W., St. Stephen. Doors open at 4 pm. There’s a canteen, a cold salad plate, and chocolate or strawberry sundaes. Available until 6 pm.

Dinner cost – $8/adult; $4/children 12 and under. Bingo cost – $6/player. For further details contact Linda at 466-5705.

7pm to 10 pm – David Alison Ganong Chocolate Park, St. Stephen. (Rain location – Boys and Girls Club of Charlotte County.) Gather your friends and come out and enjoy DJ Mark Downey. Mark will get you dancing with all your favourite music from Pop, Country, Hip Hop, Rap, and R&B. Lots of prizes to be won!

For further details please call Rose 465-5616. Sponsored by Chocolate Fest.

9am to 5pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Join us for a field guide to candy making! Learn tips and tricks on how to make your own sweet treats at home. $10/adult; $8.50/student or senior; $30/family of four. Taxes additional, free for museum members.

Call 466-7848 to learn more.

Garden by the Sea, 217 Water St., St. Andrews. Free samples of Ganong Chocolates and a sample cup of tea. info@gardenbytheseanb.com

12 noon to 2pm – Milltown Elementary School, 434 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Candy hunt, playground fun, bouncy castles, face painting, balloons, outdoor games, and much more. BBQ to help raise funds for MES.

Don’t be surprised if you see The Great Chocolate Mousse and Ms. Tiffany!

1pm to 3pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Do you have the talent to be a Ganong hand dipper? Test your skills and create your own chocolate treats.

$2/person. Purchase tickets at The Chocolate Museum. Call 466-7848 to learn more.

2pm to 4pm – W. T. Booth Community Pool, 10 Mill Lane. Enjoy a (FREE) swim. The Great Chocolate Mousse and Tiffany will be on hand to help out the lifeguards and fun competitions will be held with candy prizes.

Sponsored by the Town of St. Stephen Parks and Recreation Department.

3pm – Registration; 3:30pm starts at St. Stephen Atlantic Superstore, 197 King St., St. Stephen. Dig out your cookbooks, lead your child to the kitchen and have them create a delicious, delectable “Chocolate” recipe. Open to ages 12 and under. Prizes awarded by St. Stephen Atlantic Superstore.

Please pre-register by contacting Rose at 465-5616. Sponsored by St. Stephen Atlantic Superstore.

6:30pm to 8:30pm – 125 Milltown Blvd. Harper’s Exotic Animals needs your help! We have a chocolate snake that laid her eggs throughout the chocolate forest. We are looking for people of all ages to help us find the lost chocolate eggs, come see our new reptile room, handle, handle a reptile, and also guess how many Ganong jelly beans are in the jar to win a big chocolate surprise!

To handle reptiles – $5/person. Contact Doug & Tamara Harper at 813-0268 or 321-2427.

6:30pm to 8:30pm – David Alison Ganong Park, downtown St. Stephen. Come out and enjoy a live concert with the sweet sounds of ’29 and Holding’. Don’t miss these toe-tapping, multiple-lead vocalists and beautiful harmonies.

Sponsored by Chocolate Fest.

7pm to 9pm – St. Stephen’s University, 8 Main St., St. Stephen. Enjoy some music & treat yourself to a Chocolate Caramel or Chicken Bone martini, delicious hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and scrumptious chocolate desserts in a beautiful historic atmosphere. Age 19+ as this is a licensed event.

Cost $20/person. Contact Jen Johnson 467-6126. Sponsored by Charlotte County IWK Fundraising Committee.

7pm to 8:30pm – Ganong Nature Park. Join us for National S’mores Day around an open fire at Ganong Nature Park. With five different varieties of s’mores to choose from, there is sure to be something for everyone. Admission includes 2 s’mores of your choice along with a treat bag for each of the kids.

Cost $4/child (additional s’mores and drinks available). Call the park for more information at 467-9905.

Two sittings 8:30 and 10 am – At Kirk-McColl United Church, 70 King St., St. Stephen. Fam Jam. Enjoy a decadent pancake breakfast! Get two large homemade pancakes, toppings at our luxury bar from berries to gaining candy and LOTS of chocolate! A truly sweet way to start the day. Cost: $10/person. Contact Roxanne Grant 467-7081 or 466-3828.

9 am to 5 pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Jumping Jelly Beans! Did you know it takes seven days to make a Jelly Bean? To add more fun Jelly Bean facts to your collection, just follow the Jelly Bean trail through the museum. Cost: $10/adult, $8.50/student or senior, $30/family of four. Taxes Additional. Free for museum members. Call 466-7848 to learn more.

9 am to 2 pm – Downtown St. Stephen, Waterfront.

Garden by the Sea, 217 Water St., St. Andrews. Free samples of Ganong Chocolates and a sample cup of tea. info@gardenbytheseanb.com

11 am – Registration; 11:30 – Starts at St. Stephen Atlantic Superstore, 197 King St., St. Stephen. For all die-hard chocolate fans, here’s a reason to celebrate! Find your grandmother’s, mother’s or a great family recipe. Bake and bring your chocolate masterpiece to the Superstore for a chance to win one of three exciting prizes from the St. Stephen Atlantic Superstore. Please pre-register by contacting Rose at 465-5616. Sponsored by the St. Stephen Atlantic Super Store.

1 to 2 pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Enjoy a free live music performance outside the Chocolate Museum. Call 466-7848 to learn more.

2 to 3 pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Join us for a fun, festive, SURPRISE event! Don’t miss out – its going to be sweet! Call 466-7848 to learn more.

6:30 to 8:30 pm – We invite our friends aged K-12 to join us for a fun-filled night at our kids zone outdoor playground and try your hand at making some candy to take home and share. Contact Melinda Moffat at 466-4300 Ext. 210 or email events@bgccc.ca

6:30pm – Pink Carpet Meet & Greet! Photo ops with Chocolate Mousse and Tiffany; 7:00pm – Three-course dinner by Judy Olsen Catering and music by Saint John Idol “Shawn Richard!” Introducing “Party Crasher’s” interactive photo booth from Fredericton, NB. Includes Chocolate Lover’s Society Inductee’s Ceremony and Silent Auction. Please join us as we continue to fund raise for our re-envisioned Chocolate Mousse and Tiffany mascot costumes.

$45/person. 19+. Tickets available at Chocolate Fest. 120 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Contact Rose at 465-5616 for more information on this event.

8 to 10 am – Trinity Hall, Christ Church, Armstrong St., St. Stephen. Rise and shine! Enjoy a delicious all-you-can-eat breakfast of homemade pancakes, sausages, beans, coffee, tea, and juice. $6/adult; $3/children 12 & under; $16/family.

9 am to 5 pm – Ganong Place, 73 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen. Wrap up Chocolate Fest with a celebration of Ganong’s Famous chocolate bar: Pal-o-Mine! Enjoy the activites while you learn the history of this beloved chocolate bar. Cost: $10/adult, $8.50/student or senior, $30/family of four. Taxes Additional. Free for museum members. Call 466-7848 to learn more.

Garden by the Sea, 217 Water St., St. Andrews. Free samples of Ganong Chocolates and a sample cup of tea. info@gardenbytheseanb.com

1 pm – Beginning in Calais, Maine. Be sure to come out and cheer on The Great Chocolate Mousse and Tiffany and their friends.